It?s not a Camaro, nor a Mustang, nor a Dodge Charger. But the Equus Bass 770 looks like it could be all of those things rolled into one.

The new US-made coupe is said to have been borne of ?an abiding passion for genuine 1960?s and 1970?s muscle cars?. One look at it and you can see what the company is on about.

It?s powered by a 6.2-litre supercharged V8 engine with 477kW of power and 867Nm of torque. The 770 in its name stands for the displacement of each of the engine?s cylinders in cubic centimetres.

Equus says the car sends its power to the rear wheels via a six-speed dual-clutch transmission, and that it is capable of jumping from 0-60mph (0-96.5km/h) in 3.4 seconds.

The car rides on 19-inch rims, with 8.5-inch tyres and the front and broad 11-inch rubbers at the rear. Helping it pull up is a set of Brembo brakes.

It has a magnetic suspension system with variable traction control management. Safety is taken care of with four airbags.

It?s about the size of a classic American muscle car, at 4.92 metres long, 1.93m wide and 1.39m tall - or about the size of a Holden VF Commodore sedan. It weighs 1650 kilograms, aided by an aluminium underbody lined with carbon fibre.

It?s undeniably unique. But the kicker here is its price.

Equus says the Bass 770 starts at US $250,000 ($267,000), but can be personalised up to about US $290,000 ($309,500).

To put that into context, a Camaro V8 can be had for about $33,000 in the US, and the hyper Camaro ZL1 version is about $55,000. Mustang models are similarly priced, and so are the V8 versions of the Dodge Challenger.

One Equus Bass 770? Or one each of the others? We?d be investing our leftover coin in a much larger garage.

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